The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16

particularly true 81 flis SITE IN l s.s. =. Y
" iIe drawing from the iiliterrcV Al ao3ifi,
y. III sssogsa, isEiasippl and Alahsfna
lliiefqeT snleag fs rbaHsed hss ~ ess.,,'.5
~ tttenllQn. IN tbs address L delfvsre.5 M
!pfq tAe state Educational Society Il Monroe
"a August 1885, aid;
VII haFe y 20 beyond the common ssbao1
ple aud educate thein 1r5f ~ IA tf.9 ~ 9
w We lu4eDt 81 public eehoo1s I'M ~
II N M 6ast ~ t1ls puEpoae and ahoR that
ilthhs-- leading 70 erUuumy m goVeTn51el,f -
go lt . crime re creation of new indus.
qIesfe q tszntion- and sduc1te thsin ssssi,5'i {.
s ~ ias gfoleE understanding of the rigit5 d Il
ment npd the sppree3afi5D 81 fres fYsti 49,
49,, 80 ~ z " huF1nE tfnt not Qne-hnlf Of tie v0t
~ Plpglafil94 q Louisiana have a1y kDowledes
q the highest ofice n ma Stsfe Mi y, i14S,5
~ getlne Questions Affecting prgperty, ii
From this land eavtlpped With lgnoranes there
aIe loQa AND aistrsg3lg cries foF ed, and hi
~ the means Of giving them iight and Know.
t IAgIe + aH ssrnest wish soing ont from svary
2sfrt " us Htate that yoUr noble efforts r. b6-
natt q education Inay succeed sud t6e{ the "a.
ILLS u yeqf lal59fg Ilny be manifested III gloW.
rolling 70 sheets u faine 5iger the 5yf5le sFt,s
y ne stare 9illew pppn billOw, and wave IN tor
Ian Tnia4
hght lroin TIC spheres above.
In my first iieanual message n if,e Camera
Aa!,s2eInhly used the following language;
q me seEnQ sledged importance Of disseHiinst-
800 i.testleAl eaaeat,qp VIII preyentm nae from
ahslilAg qt length On this subject We nave q
vast number Of children 20 pfog3de f9F Whoss
p LS9is ars Q4stie z send them % pI1Yal9
tiie oomWQn school system shoGl8 "a floToBsg5i "
glsanlz99a and compulsory attendance st school
e t6e messaeaot 1884 sid On ths same
w hays vast number Of children whose
P sees ege not oply unable Y send them 70
unwlipgness to do SO, aud many sre keepipg
tier ehflarrn cat q school for tie small sum
ellne nt school Should be required and Isgsistiou
enacted Y eifUree 4. The attendance Of chile
tPrmgf Instruction should 81 egterded Thers
eAuula be fess late and determined effort made
w " lnefees i lse asnount n money gprrgpriated
neeqed tor current expenses should bs dssotsd
70 t6e inatntensnce u our public schools
aenoe and partial support % public education
ghgt y y the aqty q the state To edaeats ia
~ dudes ii eft3zsfsliS u sFia
bass systeq orgenilea viii 1911 70 aeeompiish
the object desired utlless actively sustained BY
tAe community individuals sud loesl Aathof-
IAea There j. danger 10 popular education IN
relying eNglasiYgly upon TIC state 0F naBOuHl
9dQ6aiipg III children Until II fases tbs HsT5
fact 81 f9cal taxation. aud treins itseif 10 the
nefssselt a4q generous aasessment Of all its
Sdll advise as entire clahgs III the common
school systemi end Eeoonlme9d tlat school pre-
lpiseionera. aud that tie oTgslic I6w ~ %
ehHnged us q permit each school precinet to tax
beye hag been adgeltageegsly used "a TeEss
and North Carolina
y t3e, MESSAGE of 1885 again said:
Will, huweNsly impress upon tOn the neces-
Bity Of deViAlng some p1Hn BIZ Witch the Rdynn.
lagos Of the public school system con DC placed
within tbg react a Al ctlitdrep, n that sduoa
0st. Il Is OUT dBty to tOster and encourage our
public scheel 9ystem aitd to iegislate Tor lie
Ehs state shQ1ld Interfere 20 Httle as possible
TIE BooEosIY OF TEE FAMILY
and NJ right to direct the Cduoaticn Of ste mem
berH, but tue government must protect 3tself
sud ~ the GUY aud autAqHty, e require fp-
has rlQEt u iDteEgeno f0F no own protection
Th4 ignorant WBn a. voter, 10 as powerful aB
ne tnoat lea1nee. i.le Ge9ple are sovereign, and
ftt9a tgfulfH The 2pttss a citizenship have
heretofore had occasion 70 say that no siGeessful
facing tile 'haYd fsst n I5tai taKRtionH ia thia
WY the aehqei is brought directly under the
oontrol e the community ~ WHICH j e1ists,
which VII necessarily become iltorestaa ~ tie
school, aud can see tie direct benshcisl apple
ton q va fund raised tor the support q tile
school IA that pnnflcu lRr locality,
earpeRtlg EaeolnIpend tilut Q GoEAtitational
Rlnandmflt lie ERbnttted V the people Rerniit-
is eEG Sch f VI 5g'l5 EsSA n sylP2lt
eN0pttneut u law 80 framed tlat The eGltaolA iu
WITH board II ire5tors % f0oE sfter te ~ eF
ests 81 th5 schools, aud die disbarseineBt 81 tle
fpllds sg raised ~ g .seiee3 teaehers properly
PROVIDED win qetttheateG qt S2lnpeteucy from
Tie Superintendent a Public Idaee6on,
IN N WE " NJ W. 3i,t i
vi M fl,il So ei T5iii e fSes 3iss,l
bttlGn III uniftrln ttzt iooEg n f8s feyen1e6 hi
tBs statg WIN tliatifg tho ezPrhditt33Ee;
that Vie facts IRE Just Rs / stated them i'll
Monroe. SeFapty-four Thousand more chill.
dFen attend school now than Wien Gov.
Nichols LET'S TIE Executive Office tBleg the
number Of Beho9lhoases and school teachers
With an Appropriation Of $500 coo more
for school purposes than during his RdniDlB-
tration.
ron TIE sBPpoRF or sgHooLs
in "a parisbeg duIlng the year ending 0et
tatg II NeW Orleans ego, 67 y 2512e total
revenue Of SB13, 452 80. Of this total
81 1S, 262 20 was expended ID 81 parishes
and 1910 Si3 22 y ne tlty u AeB Or
Fifty-three paTielleB reported GIG white
schools With g7l teachers, taught for "a
average If ~ plgnbhs.
he peFt kes q IerFebonhe ,anq East Car.
Fa4n. w bioHth5.
The number OF White males enrolled dur
ing the year ! $40 YVES 10, 296j females ~
44O, total rs, T36. During thC same year
the CITY Of New Orleans had Op6n s. schools
Win 523 teachers for term of 9J6 months,
With an enrolment Of: White maleg, 1853;
femalee, qG33. total, rs, see; total whites
enrolled ID the State during 1879, 44,952.
During tie sayie year 8 . parishgs reported
523 oolored schools with IS teaehefe, fof
TOM ~ 4]& months. the parishes 81 Pleqgte-
mines ana Iefreb9nne having the mAxiaiyi1l
~ 8 months and 8 patiAlios haying the
minimum of 2 months. Here were enfqleei
ColQred lnales IL, 864: tenalee, IN, 4If;
tot9l, rs, 8sI, Ihe City. 81 New Orleans
he'd l6 calored schQQls With g0A teaRheTHi
open for olS months: enrolled lGolofed
I6alee, 2B92; females, 2q03; to9al 5595.
total eIrQliment o. eOlpred puzzle, 81, 4FB;
tlerBfare dHfang tie year 1875 tle Stale
and City OF Ne5 Orleans eNpeuaed s5eai-
1876 AZ aud Lao 70 operation 4b3 schools,
With J0Ag toaCheIs aud 7s, ~ 3 pqpiiA en-
rol.ed
I'M the yeRT 1880, the fFFl after the Con-
Rtitutioll Qf 1879 4Q PARISHES repQrted
1OI6 schools william enrqlltneatt 81 IN, Q4i
white mules, S90l Nlate t4inafs 9@6s = COL
ord males, 1854 e1iofeq fentleei tQtai,
Whise ard colGred. 81 G9e
The City Of New Orleans had : 4 eehoQlsi
anrolled White Inalos 924Zs white females
9Gs7 cGlorod 1iales 2699, fomateg 2fT6t
Total wlii0 ana cOggred, "a, 4ql, tosal Tor
fae State 90 $40.
There were eqplQSea tp$4 ssseAe4lsi